Regions Study Guide COASTAL PLAIN COASTAL PLAIN Location

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Regions Study Guide

Regions Study Guide

COASTAL PLAIN

COASTAL PLAIN

COASTAL PLAIN Location: along the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico Physical Characteristics: broad

COASTAL PLAIN Location: along the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico Physical Characteristics: broad lowland providing many excellent harbors

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS Location: west of the Coastal Plain; extends from eastern Canada to western

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS Location: west of the Coastal Plain; extends from eastern Canada to western Alabama Physical Characteristics: old eroded mountains—oldest mountain range in North America

CANADIAN SHIELD

CANADIAN SHIELD

CANADIAN SHIELD Location: wraps around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape Characteristics: worn

CANADIAN SHIELD Location: wraps around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape Characteristics: worn by erosion & hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers; some of the oldest rock formations in North America

INTERIOR LOWLANDS

INTERIOR LOWLANDS

INTERIOR LOWLANDS Location: west of the Appalachian Mountains & east of the Great Plains

INTERIOR LOWLANDS Location: west of the Appalachian Mountains & east of the Great Plains Characteristics: rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, & grassy hills

GREAT PLAINS

GREAT PLAINS

GREAT PLAINS Location: west of the Interior Lowlands & east of the Rocky Mountains

GREAT PLAINS Location: west of the Interior Lowlands & east of the Rocky Mountains Characteristics: flat land that gradually increases in elevation as you go west; it has grasslands

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

ROCKY MOUNTAINS Location: west of the Great Plains & east of the Basin &

ROCKY MOUNTAINS Location: west of the Great Plains & east of the Basin & Range Characteristics: rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico with high elevations; contains the Continental Dividewhich determines the flow of rivers

BASIN & RANGE ex. of basin

BASIN & RANGE ex. of basin

BASIN & RANGE Location: west of the Rocky Mtns. , east of the Sierra

BASIN & RANGE Location: west of the Rocky Mtns. , east of the Sierra Nevada Mtns. , & the Cascade Mtns. Characteristics: an area of different elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America

COASTAL RANGE

COASTAL RANGE

COASTAL RANGE Location: rugged mountains located along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California

COASTAL RANGE Location: rugged mountains located along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada Characteristics: contains many fertile valleys(land good for growing crops)

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